The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Authority is responsible for ensuring that all facilities licensed comply with the obligations of the law and all safety requirements are met.

To ensure effective and efficient management of the department is divided into the following sections:

• INSPECTIONS

• Inspections are conducted in order to advise managements of radiation facilities on compliance with the licensing and regulatory requirements and also to evaluate radiation safety in and around radiological facilities.

• Monitoring radioactivity in mining industries
• RPA is responsible for examining all premises in respect of which a license to use radiation is in force and all places of storage of radioactive waste materials.

• LICENCING

• Licensing and regulating all facilities using radioactive materials.
• Issue authorisation (permits, licence) to deal with any activity relating or radiation sources.
• Authority is mandated by the Ionising Radiation Protection Act to maintain an inventory of radiation sources, devices and occupationally radiation exposed workers.

• STANDARDS & ENFORCEMENTS

• Manages the development and implementation of radiation standards in order to ensure compliance to national and international standards.
• Manages effectively preparation and dissemination codes of practices in order to provide guidelines
• Enforcement actions are undertaken on all facilities that are non-compliant to safe standards.